Intro

Spiritual and Temporal Powers

Lucius Ferraris wrote in his Bibliothica Prompta (1763), which has been adopted as a standard of Roman Catholic law, as follows: "On account of the excellence of his supreme dignity, he is called Bishop of Bishops, Ordinary of Ordinaries, Universal Bishop of the Church, Bishop or Diocesan of the world, Divine Monarch, Supreme Emperor and King of Kings."

Spiritual Powers

Spiritual power means the power of the keys; power to open and shut; power in heaven, purgatory, and hell; possibly in some cases power to interfere in a supernatural manner with the common course of nature.[34]

"There are two powers, august Emperor, by which this world is chiefly ruled, namely, the sacred authority of the priests and the royal power. Of these that of the priests is the more weighty, since they have to render an account for even the kings of men in the divine judgment. You are also aware, dear son, that while you are permitted honorably to rule over human kind, yet in things divine you bow your head humbly before the leaders of the clergy and await from their hands the means of your salvation. In the reception and proper disposition of the heavenly mysteries you recognize that you should be subordinate rather than superior to the religious order, and that in these matters you depend on their judgment rather than wish to force them to follow your will."

"If the ministers of religion, recognizing the supremacy granted you from heaven in matters affecting the public order, obey your laws, lest otherwise they might obstruct the course of secular affairs by irrelevant considerations, with what readiness should you not yield them obedience to whom is assigned the dispensing of the sacred mysteries of religion. Accordingly, just as there is no slight danger m the case of the priests if they refrain from speaking when the service of the divinity requires, so there is no little risk for those who disdain - which God forbid -when they should obey. And if it is fitting that the hearts of the faithful should submit to all priests in general who properly administer divine affairs, how much the more is obedience due to the bishop of that see which the Most High ordained to be above ,ill others, and which is consequently dutifully honored by the devotion of the whole Church." translated in J. H. Robinson, Readings in European History, (Boston: Ginn, 1905), pp. 72-73 [35]

Unam sanctam: On 18 November 1302, Pope Boniface VIII issued the Papal bull Unam sanctam considered one of the most extreme statements of Papal spiritual supremacy ever made. The original document is lost but a version of the text can be found in the registers of Boniface VIII in the Vatican Archives. (Wikipedia)

Boniface VIII added in his bull Unum sanctum, "We declare define, pronounce it to be necessary to salvation for every human creature to be subject to the Roman Pontiff". This subjection is declared in the bull to extend to all affairs. "One sword," says the Pope, "must be under another, and the temporal authority must be subject to the spiritual power; whence, if the earthly power go astray, it must be judged by the spiritual". [36]

Temporal Powers

Temporal power means power to deal with life and limb, goods, liberty, and reputation--all the hopes and fears of this visible world. Each of these may be so used as to affect both opinions and actions[37]

"The Dominican theologian Francisco Vitoria recognized civil power as originating from natural laws, in contrast to ecclesiastical authority which derives from divine, Positive law. Francisco Suárez, S.J, recognizes a distinction between the temporal and the ecclesiastical orders. St Robert Bellarmine S.J, like Suarez, distinguishes the authority of the Popes and Bishops from the authority enjoyed by secular rulers. He also elaborates on the concept of the "indirect" temporal authority of the Pope. [38]

The King was recognized as having the right to invest bishops with secular authority ("by the lance") in the territories they governed, but not with sacred authority ("by ring and staff"); the result was that bishops owed allegiance in worldly matters both to the pope and to the king, for they were obligated to affirm the right of the sovereign to call upon them for military support, under his oath of fealty. Previous Holy Roman Emperors had thought it their right, granted by God, to name the Pope, as well as other Church officials, such as bishops. One long-delayed result was an end to the belief in the divine right of kings. A more immediate result of the Investiture struggle identified a proprietary right that adhered to sovereign territory, recognizing the right of kings to income from the territory of a vacant diocese and a basis for justifiable taxation. These rights lay outside feudalism, which defined authority in a hierarchy of personal relations, with only a loose relation to territory. The Pope emerged as a figure above and out of the direct control of the Holy Roman Emperor.

Uses of law, Canon Law, law of the sea being International Maritime Admiltary Law [39]

Caritas in Veritate (Pope Demands World Government): In the Pope's recent encyclical Caritas in veritate he again calls for a New World Order and outlines what changes are necessary in bringing this about. [40][41]

Pontifix Maximus is a papal title meaning in Latin "chief bridge maker" between earth and heaven. However, Jesus Christ is the only One who can claim this title because "no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6. This was a title of the Roman Caesars and of the Roman Emperors of paganism.
Holy Father is a title the pope claims for himself. However, this title occurs only once in the Bible, and used when Jesus addresses His Heavenly Father in John 17:11 in His great prayer before His betrayal, arrest and crucifixion.
Father is a title that every Roman Catholic priest claims for himself and expects to be called. Jesus warns in Matthew 23:9 "Call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your father which is in heaven." The catholic priest is not regarded in Scripture to be anyone's spiritual father.
Monsignor This means "my Lord", and this clearly is a title belonging only to God, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Reverend is a title of many Roman Catholic priests and Protestant ministers. This is also a title for God in Psalms 111:9 "Holy and Reverend is his name." It is blasphemy for any man to take to himself a title of God.
"Mother of God" - Title given to Mary which denotes blasphemy, as it diverts worship to Mary. Mary was the mother of Jesus Christ's humanity, but not the mother of Jesus Christ's divinity.

To be happy and prosperous, to have freedom from want and freedom from fear, a person, and also a nation, must follow King David's exhortation: "Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood" (Psalms 144:10). The Pope blesses with his right hand, a 'right hand of falsehood'. The Bible says: "All these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God (Deut. 28:2).Friend, call upon the Lord Jesus,Christ to save you now, for He said: "Him that cometh to Me 1 will in no wise cast out (St. John 6:37).

"The pope is immaculate, infallible, and irresponsible to any earthly tribunal or power. He is the judge of all, can be judged by no one, kings, priests, or people. He is free from all laws, and cannot incur any sentence or penalty for any crime...He is all in all, and above all, so that God and the pope, the Vicar of God, are but one...He hath all power on earth, purgatory, heaven, and hell, to bind, loose, command, permit, dispense, do, and undo. Therefore it is declared to stand upon necessity of salvation for every human creature to be subject to the Roman Pontiff. All temporal power is his; the dominion, jurisdiction, and government of the whole earth is his by divine right." - From the Decrees of the Council of Trent. [43]

"Either sword is in the power of the (Catholic) Church; that is to say, the spiritual and the material. The former is to be used by the Church, but the latter for the Church: the one in the hand of the priest, the other in the hands of kings and soldiers', but at the will and the pleasure of the priest. It is right that the temporal sword and authority be subject to the spiritual power. Moreover, we declare, say, define, and pronounce, that every being should be subject to the Roman Pontiff, to be an article of necessary faith." Pope Boniface VIII in his Unam Sanctum. [44]

"When the Triple Crown is put on the pope's head, the officiating cardinal says, 'Receive the Threefold crown of the tiara and know that thou art the Father of princes and kings, the Ruler of the round earth, and here below, the Viceroy of Jesus Christ, to whom be honour and glory forever.'" [45]

Following are authentic quotes and excerpts from numerous Roman Catholic documents, articles, sermon, book excerpts, and television for our research. The prophet Daniel was led by the lord to say that the Beast that arises will "speak great words against the Most High" (Dan 7:25). Here's our proof that the papacy fits that prophecy! [47]

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. With her the kings of the earth committed adultery and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”Revelation 17:2

A list of 'all' (official!) 25 meetings between popes and U.S. presidents, spanning 89 years, five pontiffs and 11 American leaders.[48]

Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti

Pius IX (1792-1878) Pope from 1846-78, being the longest pontificate in history. ... He proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854, and convened the Vatican Council in 1869, which promulgated the dogma of papal infallibility. ...About 1870, certain irresponsible Masonic journalists reported that he was a Freemason. ... Among the statements made—and still being printed—in the Masonic press are: that he was initiated in a Sicilian Lodge under the name of Giovinni Maria Mastai-Ferretti; that he was initiated into Los Hijas des Hiram Lodge (place not given) under the symbolic name of Savola; that he received the degrees while at Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1816; that he was initiated in Chile in 1823; that he affiliated with Lodge Eterna Catena of Palermo, Italy in 1839; that a document numbered 13715 issued by Orient of Nurenberg, Grand Lodge of Bavaria certifies he was a Mason; that he received the 18° AASR; that he visited lodges in Spain; that he visited lodges in Argentina; that his photograph was made in full Masonic regalia; that a Bro. J. B. Nones of St. John's Lodge No. 1, N.Y., when at Tripoli, sat with the "late Roman Pontiff," Pius IX in a Masonic lodge; that his signature is in the visitors book of the principal lodge in Florence, Italy; that Masonic charges were pressed against him in 1874; that he was tried in absentia by the Grand Orient of Palermo and "excommunicated"; that said expulsion order was signed by King Victor Emmanuel II, 'grand master of Italy.'" [51]

with Angela Merkel at the Palace of the Bavaria President on September 9, 2006 in Munich, Germany. [16]

"Pope Benedict XVI is welcomed after his arrival by German chancellor Angela Merkel (3rd L), German Minister president Horst Koehler (2nd R) and Bavarians Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber (R) at the airport for his pastoral visit to his native Bavaria on September 9, 2006 in Munich, Germany. The Bavarian capital Munich is one of the most important stations..." [17]

"(born 1934) was a former Director of Advanced Space Programs Development for the U.S. Air Force in the Ford and Carter administrations, and a former United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with 101 combat missions. He holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Nuclear Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Bowman, the father of Robert M. Bowman, Jr., is the founder and Presiding Archbishop of the United Catholic Church, an "independent Catholic fellowship" created in 1996 and held to be connected through apostolic succession to the Old Catholic Church.[1] Additionally, he is Executive Director of Christian Support Ministries.[2] He also believes the US government was complicit in the September 11, 2001 attacks."

Literature

Popery unmasked : showing the depravity of the priesthood and immorality of the confessional, being the questions put to females in confession. Extracted from the theological works now used by Cardinal Wiseman, his bishops and priests, as quoted in "The confessional unmasked," together with extracts from Dowling, Hogan, and Maria Monk; showing the crimes committed in the Black Nunnery, and a description of the Horrid Inquisition Rooms (1854)